The optimism of birds is contagious September 14, 2020 The optimism of birds is contagious. Eastern Bluebird. A House Finch holds his own in a color competition. A Halloween Pennant dragonfly will frighten a mosquito by eating it. This mushroom doesn’t need much room. ← A hover fly became a finger fly. I was training it to point.My father called American Goldfinches “wild canaries.” This is the male spending time with Mariah Canary. →